Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches

Name: Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American, Midwest
Ingredients: 4 , (6-inch) sub rolls, split partially open lengthwise; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 4 cups, thinly sliced leftover roast beef; 1 1/2 cups, leftover jus (see note); 1 , (16-ounce) bottle giardiniera, drained with 1 tablespoon brine reserved; 1 tablespoon, mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

For Chicago-style sandwiches, the secret is in the spice.

SERVES4

TIME25 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Ask Chicago transplants what they miss most about their home city and it’s a good bet the list will include spicy Italian beef sandwiches, which we made using leftovers from our Chicago-Style Italian Roast Beef. We thinly sliced the leftove...

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